Samuel baum



S. BAUM.

(No Model.)

SLED.

No. 314,217. Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

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, SAMUEL BAUM, OI" LITTLE FALLS, NEW YORK.

SLED.

fiPBCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0."314,217 dated Eviarch2%, 1885.

Appiontion filed January 30, 18S5.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I. SAMUEL BAUM, a citizen of the United States. residingat Little Falls, in the county of Herki-mer and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Im-- provernent in Sleigh-Runners, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvementin sleighs adapted more especiallyfor what are known as bob-sleighs; and it has for its object to provideimproved means for the attachment of a steel shoe to the runner, to soform the runner that it will serve as a brace for the cross-piece orsand-board connecting the runners, and to so form the runner thatit willbrace the rave and protect the same.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a novel construction ofbraces for the different parts and to provide a sleigh which shall besimple in its construction and strong and durable.

In the'drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one truck of abob-sleigh. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical section on the lineasxot'Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents one truckof a sleigh, the same being constructed as follows:

B B represent the runners, and as they are both of the same constructiona description of one of them it is thought will be sufficient. Therunner Bis provided upon its under side or face with alongitudinally-disposed groove, a, which extends its entire bearinglength.

0 represents a shoe, which is preferably of steel. The said shoe O isprovided on its upper side with an upwardlyextendiug rib,'b, which ribis adapted to fit the groove in the runner B, and be secured therein bybolting or riveting.

The runners B B have a gradual curve upward at their forward ends, andat a point about on a line with the raves G the said run ners are bentrearwardly, as shown. The said rearwardly-bent ends of the runners aresomewhat wider than the bottom or body porthe side edges of the raves.

(No model tion of the same, and are provided with downwa rdly-extendiugflanges c, which bear against- It will thus be seen that the upper facesand the sides of the raves are inclosed and protected for about halftheir length by the construction of runner shown; and it will be seenthat, if so desired,

' the runners might be extended so as to inclose the raves their wholelength.

The raves are connected upon their upper sides at a point adjacent tothe rear ends of the flanged portions of the runners by a connecting orsand board, D, and the rear ends of the runners are extended and turnedforwardly and upwardly, as shown at d, and are then turned inwardly andsecured to the under side of the sand-board, thus bracing and supportingthe same.

Formed integral with or secured to the extended ends of the runners arecurved braces e, which connect the runners and the under sides of theraves at their rear ends, thus bracing and firmly supporting the same.

E represents abrace, having a looped end,

which is secured to the under side of the sandboard, the ends of saidbrace extending to the under sides of the raves, near the forward endsthereof, at which point they are secured, preferably by screws passingthrough eyes in the same.

Secured to the upper sides of the runners, on a line with the ends ofthe sand-board, are braces E, which are formed at their upper ends withbranch arms f, which, as shown, are secured to the under sides of theraves and the sand-board, two of the arms of said braces being securedto'the raves, while the inwardlyextending arms are secured to thesand-board.

F F represent braces which are secured to ICO ners. In this case theextended ends of the runners would have flanges projecting upwardlyinstead of downwardly.

It will also be seen that by the construction shown and described asleigh is provided vwhich is thoroughly strong, and one which I tocountersink the securing-bolts.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a sleigh, the combination, with runners having their forward endsextended" and bent rearwardly and formed with flanges, of raves adaptedto fit said flanges, substantially as set forth.

2. In a sleigh, the combination, with the runners having grooves upontheir under sides, of shoes having ribs or tongues to fit the same, theends of said runners being formed with downwardlyextending flanges, andraves adapted to be fitted between said flanges, sub stantially as setforth.

3. In a sleigh, the combination, with the runners having their rear endsbent forwardly and inwardly and raves mounted above the runners, of asand-board secured to the forwardly and inwardly bent ends of therunners and to the raves, and shoes having ribs or tongues to fitgrooves in the under faces of the runners, substantially as set forth.

4. In a sleigh, the combination, with the runners having the forwardlyand inwardly extending rear ends, raves mounted above and connected withsaid runners, and a sand-board connecting said raves, of bracesconnecting the forwardly and inwardly extending rear ends of the runnersand the raves, as set forth.

5. In a sleigh, the combination, with the raves and runners supportingthe same, of the sand-board and braces F, secured to the under side ofthe raves, bent inwardly and se cured to the sand-board, their otherends being divided and secured to the runners, as shown and described.

A sled comprising in its construction runners having grooves on theirunder faces, shoes having ribs to fit the same, the forward ends of therunners being flanged, turned back, and'secured to the raves, thesand-board connectingthe runners, said runners having their rear endsturned inwardly and forwardly and secured to the sandboard, braces 6,connecting the rear ends of the runners and raves, and the braces F,connecting the raves, sandboard, and runners, substantially as setforth.

I11 testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 7 presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL BAUM.

VJ i tnesses:

WILLIAM G.- llIILLIGAN, SYLVANUS J. WATERs, Jr.

